The History of Orthodoxy in North America, by Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen), class 11

Summary:
This final class focused on the need for true Catholicity among the Orthodox of America, which should lead to unity and not division, especially along ethnic lines.  The universal message of Christ is for all and not limited to people of a particular culture or nation.  There needs to be greater missionary outreach to non-Orthodox.  The Russian missionaries to the native peoples of Alaska converted the people to Christ and to His Church.  They did not attempt to make them into Russians.  Indeed, they learned the native language and culture and utilized those elements as a vehicle for conveying the Faith to the various particular nations they encountered.  

Metropolitan Jonah proposes that the Orthodox in America should invest heavily in the creation of schools to educate the youth and form them in the Faith, thus protecting them from the secular, pagan anti-Christian public school systems. Parishes can and should establish schools that provide comprehensive education, not just religious instruction limited to Sundays.   

Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Washington, DC
August 4, 2020
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